Burial ground in Glan (carbery East (e.d) By.)

In level pasture, on a ridge with extensive views over the surrounding countryside. A raised D-shaped area (8m E-W) densely overgrown with trees and bushes. It is enclosed on its straight W side (L 12m) by an earth and stone field boundary, and elsewhere by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.65m). According to local information, this area is a burial ground. A rath (CO121-005001-) lies c. 25m to the NW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

A Neolithic or Bronze Age cairn or burial enclosure; its D-shaped form and position on a prominent ridge suggest ritual or funerary significance, though specific details remain unclear.